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S. 4617Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

A bill to exempt National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits and to clarify the congressional committees to which the Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual report on security cooperation activities.

Sponsored by Gary C. PetersSen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Introduced June 20, 2024

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The bill removes National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from the active‑duty personnel caps and clarifies which committees receive the Defense Department’s yearly security‑cooperation report. It affects National Guard officers serving in the State Partnership Program and the reporting process for the Secretary of Defense.

Key Provisions

  • Exempts National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers, who serve on active or full‑time Guard duty in the State Partnership Program, from being counted toward active‑duty end‑strength limits.
  • Changes the annual security‑cooperation report requirement so the Secretary of Defense must submit it to the congressional defense committees rather than to "appropriate congressional committees."

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

June 20, 2024

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Introduced in Senate

June 20, 2024

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

June 20, 2024

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 20, 2024

II

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4617

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 20, 2024

Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To exempt National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits and to clarify the congressional committees to which the Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual report on security cooperation activities.

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Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-Duty end strength limits and modification of annual reporting requirement regarding security cooperation activities

(a)

Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-Duty end strength limits

Section 115(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(14)

Members of the National Guard on active duty or full-time National Guard duty serving as Bilateral Affairs Officers as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

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(b)

Modification of annual reporting requirement regarding security cooperation activities

Section 386(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking appropriate congressional committees and inserting congressional defense committees.